Wednesday, December 20, 2006

digging out & shredding it up

so i just spent three days cleaning and organizing my whole house. i totally rearranged my bedroom & moved my desk into my roommate's old room. i created files for a bunch of paperwork that's been just sitting around waiting to be organized. it was SO MUCH WORK. it was like moving. i hate moving, and i now think it's because i have to deal with all the little stuff that accumulates during life.

like what is it with paper? magazines, junk mail, documents from vendors. it's all over the place. i filled 4 trash bags full of shredded material. we're talking about a solid 4-5 hours of shredding paper. i must have put about 14 bags and boxes of junk in the trash. it's just the stuff that you don't really need, but somehow finds its way into your house anyway. ugh. but now if i move sometime next year, it should be relatively painless. i've just gotten rid of just about everything that i don't really want around.

so anyway, now it's time to relax for a bit. i get to see a good friend tomorrow. then i'll go and visit an old friend on friday. those should be really enjoyable times. i haven't done any thinking. i haven't even done any reading. funny, since i read 5 300 page books during the last half of exam week. but now i really feel like i can relax. i've got my life back.

and i'm off to Urbana right after Christmas. it should be a great conference, and i'm looking forward to having time to process and think and pray some more about my future. it's always such a great time of hanging out with like-minded people and being exposed to interesting thoughts and opportunities. can't wait! 7 days to go.

i'm hoping to have more to say when i start pondering things again. i just need a short mental break while i have the chance.

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